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**Henri Nestlé** was the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company [1][6]. He was a Swiss-German confectioner who was born in Frankfurt-am-Main in 1814 [5]. Heinrich Nestle changed his name to Henri Nestlé after his move to Switzerland, where he began his career as a pharmacist's assistant [7].

Henri Nestlé created one of the first baby formulas in the mid-1860s, realizing the need for a healthy and economical product to serve as an alternative for mothers who could not breastfeed their babies [4]. His first product, an infant cereal, combined cow’s milk, wheat flour, and sugar and was a quick success [3].

In 1867, he began a milk-food production company in the small town of Vevey, Switzerland [3]. The company grew significantly during World War I and again following World War II [2].

In 1905, the Nestlé Company was purchased by Jules Monnerat, and it developed its own condensed milk to contend with its competitor—Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company [2][4]. In 1905, the two companies merged and Nestlé continued to prosper [4].

In 1947, it merged with Alimentana S.A.—a soups and seasonings manufacturer [2][4]. In the coming years, Nestlé acquired Crosse & Blackwell, Findus (frozen foods), Libby’s (fruit juices), and Stouffer’s (frozen foods) [2][4].

Nestlé died in Glion on 7 July, 1890, and was buried at the Territet Cemetery in Montreux [6][7][8].